Data Protection Engineer, Journeyman (Active Top Secret Clearance)

Seneca Holdings•Washington, DC

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Data Protection Engineer (Journeyman) is responsible for supporting the design, implementation, administration, and operational maintenance of enterprise data protection, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions supporting mission-critical federal systems. This role provides technical expertise for enterprise backup and recovery operations, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of organizational data assets. The successful candidate will possess hands-on experience with Commvault technologies, hold an active Commvault certification, and demonstrate experience supporting enterprise data protection environments in a secure federal setting. This position works collaboratively with infrastructure, storage, virtualization, network, cybersecurity, and systems engineering teams to maintain and enhance enterprise data protection capabilities across a predominantly on-premises, highly virtualized enterprise environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
Minimum four (4) years of experience supporting enterprise data protection, backup, and recovery environments.
Experience administering and supporting Commvault backup and recovery solutions.
Experience supporting enterprise backup and recovery operations within medium to large-scale on-premises and VMware virtualized IT environments.
Experience with backup monitoring, troubleshooting, and recovery procedures.
Experience supporting disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution activities.
Experience protecting virtual machines, enterprise storage systems, and mission-critical workloads within highly available on-premises data center environments.
Active Commvault Certification.
Commvault Backup and Recovery
Commvault Command Center
Backup Administration and Operations
Data Retention and Lifecycle Management
Disaster Recovery Support
Backup Monitoring and Reporting
Data Protection Compliance
Incident Response and Troubleshooting
Enterprise Storage Technologies
Windows and Linux Server Administration
Technical Documentation and Process Development
VMware vSphere Administration and Data Protection Integration
Virtual Machine Backup and Recovery
On-Premises Data Center Operations
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex backup and recovery issues.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a dynamic operational environment.
Working knowledge of federal information security and compliance requirements.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams and stakeholders.
Strong organizational, documentation, and reporting capabilities.
Ability to work independently while contributing to a team-oriented environment.
Active Top Secret (TS) Clearance required.

Nice To Haves

Additional relevant experience may be substituted for formal education requirements where permitted by contract.
Additional industry certifications such as Security+, VMware, Microsoft, cloud certifications, or other relevant technical certifications are desirable.
Avamar administration experience
Experience supporting backup migration projects
Cloud-based backup and recovery solutions
VMware virtualized environments
Enterprise storage platforms
Automation and scripting technologies (PowerShell, Python, or similar)

Responsibilities

Configure, administer, monitor, and maintain enterprise data protection solutions utilizing Commvault technologies.
Support daily backup, recovery, replication, and disaster recovery operations across large-scale on-premises and VMware virtualized enterprise environments
Monitor backup environments and ensure successful completion of backups, restorations, and recovery activities.
Respond to data protection-related service requests and incidents, performing troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and issue resolution.
Support migration efforts from legacy backup technologies, including Avamar, to enterprise Commvault solutions.
Assist in implementing and maintaining data backup, retention, archival, and recovery strategies in accordance with federal regulations and organizational policies.
Participate in disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution activities.
Collaborate with systems, storage, virtualization, network, and cybersecurity teams to support data protection initiatives and integrations across predominantly on-premises infrastructure.
Conduct routine assessments, audits, and health checks of backup, storage, and VMware-based data protection infrastructure.
Develop and maintain operational reports related to backup success rates, recovery readiness, and system performance.
Create and maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures, recovery procedures, and system configuration records.
Ensure compliance with federal security requirements, data handling regulations, and organizational policies.
Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation and provide after-hours support as required.